Case Open Connecto
r
JP28 PS2 Keyboard / Mouse
Wakeu
p
Jum
p
er
CD-IN Connecto
r
WOL Connecto
r
Front Audio Connecto
r
CNR Expansion Slo
t
IrDA Connecto
r
Front Panel Connecto
r
FDD Connecto
r
2
n
d
& 3
r
d
USB2.0 Connecto
r
JP14 CMOS Clear Jumpe
r
MODOM-CN Connecto
r
Resetable Fuse
478-pin CPU socket (Willamette / Northwood)
with Voltage and Frequency Auto-detection
that supports Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 1.4~2.4GHz+
CPU
A
GP 8x Expansion Slot
32-bit PCI Expansion Slot x6
184-pin DIMMx3 supports PC2100/2700 DDR
SDRAM maximum up to 3GB/2GB
SIS 648/963L Chipset
2200
μ
F Low ESR Ca
p
acitors
A
TX Power Connecto
r
A
TA100/133 IDE Connector x2
4-pin 12V. ATX Power Connecto
r
Dr. LED Connecto
r
Realtek RTL8100BL LAN Chip
MIC-In
Line-In
Speaker Out
PS/2 Mouse
Connector
SPP/EPP/ECP Parallel Port
MIDI/Game Port
RJ45 10/100 LAN
Jack
(For AX45H-8XN)
PS/2 Keyboard
Connector
USB Port
COM 1 Port
COM 2 Port
ALC650 AC’97 CODEC
SYSFAN3 Connecto
r
CPUFAN1 Connecto
r
S/PDIF Connecto
r
SYSFAN2 Connecto
r
2Mb Flash ROM BIOS
WOM Connecto
r
JP29 Memory Voltage Jumper
(AOpen reserves the right to revise all the specifications and information contained in this document which is
subject to change without notice.)
This motherboard comes with a 20-pin and 4-pin ATX power connector as shown below. Make sure you
plug in the right direction. We strongly recommend you to insert the 4-pin connector before connecting
the 20-pin connector.
1. JP14 Clear CMOS
Everything you need to boot this
motherboard is included in this
Easy Installation Guide. For more
information, a complete Online
User's Manual can be found in the
Bonus Pack CD. Thanks for the
help of saving our earth.
PART NO: 49.8AH02.001 DOC. NO: AX45H8XN-EG-E0301A
You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. To
clear the CMOS, follow the procedure below.
1. Turn off the system and unplug the AC power.
2. Remove ATX power cable from connector PWR2.
3. Locate JP14 and short pins 2-3 for a few seconds.
4. Return JP14 to its normal setting by shorting pin 1 & pin 2.
5. Connect ATX power cable back to connector PWR2.
Tip: When should I Clear CMOS?
1. Boot fail because of overclocking…
2. Forget password…
3. Troubleshooting…
This Motherboard x1
This Easy Installation Guide x1
80-wire IDE Cable x1
Floppy Disk Drive Cable x1
Registration Card x1
Bonus Pack CD x1
Norton AntiVirus CD x1
Pin 1
2. Connecting ATX Power Connector
Normal
(
default
)
1
Clear CMOS
1
1. Pull up the CPU socket lever and up to
90-degree angle.
2. Locate Pin 1 in the socket and look fo
r
a (golden) cut edge on the CPU uppe
r
interface. Match Pin 1 and cut edge.
Then insert the CPU into the socket.
3. Press down the CPU socket lever and
finish CPU installation.
Plug in the CPU fan cable to the 3-pin CPUFAN1 connector. If you have chassis fan, you
can also plug it in SYSFAN2 or SYSFAN3 connector.
CPU Ratio
10x… 21x, 22x, 23x, 24x
CPU FSB (By BIOS table)
100~248MHz by 1MHz stepping
Northwood CPU
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB
Clock
System
Bus
Ratio
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 133MHz 533MHz 12x
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 133MHz 533MHz 13x
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz 400MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 100MHz 400MHz 22x
Pentium 4 2.2G 2200MHz 133MHz 533MHz 16x
Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 100MHz 400MHz 24x
Pentium 4 2.4G 2400MHz 133MHz 533MHz 18x
Pentium 4 2.53G 2530MHz 133MHz 533MHz 19x
Pentium 4 2.6G 2600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 26x
Pentium 4 2.66G 2660MHz 133MHz 533MHz 20x
Pentium 4 2.8G 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 21x
Pentium 4 3.06 2800MHz 133MHz 533MHz 23x
5. Setting CPU Voltage & Frequency
Setting CPU Core Voltage
This motherboard supports CPU VID function. The CPU core voltage will be automaticall
y
detected.
Setting CPU Frequency
This motherboard is CPU jumper-less design, you can set CPU frequency through the
BIOS setup, and no jumpers or switches are needed. You can adjust the FSB from "CPU
Host/SDRAM/PCI Clock" for overclocking.
BIOS Setup > Frequency / Voltage Control > CPU Speed Setup
3. Installing Processor
Note: If you do not match the CPU
socket Pin 1 and CPU cut edge well,
you may damage the CPU.
CPU socket lever
Note: Some CPU
fans do not have
sensor pin so they
cannot support fan
monitoring.
CPUFAN1 Connector
Warning: SIS 648
Chipset supports
maximum 533MHz
system bus and 66MHz
A
GP clock; higher clock
setting may cause
serious system damage.
4. Installing CPU & System Fan
SYSFAN3 Connector
This socket supports Micro-FC-PGA2 package CPU, which is the latest CPU package
developed by Intel. Other forms of CPU package are impossible to be fitted in.
SYSFAN2 Connector
GND
+12V
SENSOR
Note: Since the latest
p
rocessor, Northwood,
would detect the clock
ratio automatically, you
may not be able to
adjust the clock ratio in
BIOS manually.
Willamette
CPU
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB
Clock
System
Bus
Ratio
Pentium 4 1.5G 1500MHz 100MHz 400MHz 15x
Pentium 4 1.6G 1600MHz 100MHz 400MHz 16x
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
Pentium 4 1.9G 1900MHz 100MHz 400MHz 19x
Pentium 4 2.0G 2000MHz 100MHz
400MHz
20x
GND
+12V
SENSOR
Celeron
CPU
CPU Core
Frequency
FSB
Clock
System
Bus
Ratio
Pentium 4 1.7G 1700MHz 100MHz 400MHz 17x
Pentium 4 1.8G 1800MHz 100MHz 400MHz 18x
USB2.0 Connector
8. S/PDIF Connector
9. JP28 PS2 Keyboard/Mouse Wakeup Jumper
7. Super 5.1 Channel Audio Effect
This motherboard comes with an ALC650 Codec which supports high quality of 5.1 Channel
audio effect, bringing you a brand new audio experience. On the strength of the innovative
design of ALC650, you're able to use standard line-jacks for surround audio output without
connecting any external module. To apply this function, you have to install the audio driver
in the Bonus Pack CD as well as an audio application supporting 5.1 Channel. Picture
bellow represents the standard location of all speakers in 5.1 Channel sound track. Please
connect the plug of your front speakers to the green “Speaker out” port, rear speakers’ plug
to the blue “Line in” port and both of the center and subwoofer speakers to the red “MIC in”
port.
S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital Interface) is a latest audio transfer file format that provides
impressive quality through optical fiber and allows you to enjoy digital audio instead o
f
analog. Normally there are two S/PDIF outputs as shown, one for RCA connector, the mos
t
common one used for consumer audio products, and the other for optical connector with a
even better audio quality. Through a specific audio cable, you can connect the S/PDIF
connector to a S/PDIF audio module bearing S/PDIF digital output. However, you mus
t
have a S/PDIF supported speaker with S/PDIF digital input to make the most of this
function.
6. Support Six USB Connectors
This motherboard provides six USB connectors to link USB devices, such as mouse,
keyboard, modem, printer, etc. There are two connectors on the back panel. You can use
proper cable to connect other USB connectors to the back panel or front panel of chassis.
This motherboard provides PS2 keyboard / mouse wake-up function. You can use JP28 to
enable or disable this function, which could resume your system from suspend mode with
keyboard or mouse. The factory default setting is set to “Disable”(1-2), and you may
enable this function by setting the jumper to 2-3.
Pin 1
Pin1
S/PDIF
Connector
Pin 1
JP28
KB/Mouse Wake-up
Pin1
1
Disable
(Default)
1
Enable
+5V
SBD3-
SBD3+
GND
NC
+5V
SBD2-
SBD2+
GND
KEY
USB2 Connector
1
S/PDIF Module
(User Upgrade Optional)
S/PDIF
Cable
S/PDIF OUT
S/PDIF IN
(RCA)
S/PDIF IN
(Optical)
S/PDIF OU
T
A
ttach the power LED, speaker, and reset switch connectors
to the corresponding pins. If you enable “Suspend Mode” item
in BIOS Setup, the ACPI & Power LED will keep flashing while
the system is in suspend mode.
Locate the power switch cable from your ATX housing. It is
2-pin female connector from the housing front panel. Plug this
connector to the soft-power switch connector marked SPWR.
Pin1
1
()
12. Case Open Connector
10. JP29 Memory Voltage Jumper
This motherboard supports all DDR200/266/333 DDR SDRAM in the market, therefore you
don’t need to adjust this JP29 memory voltage jumper from its default setting. However, i
f
you wish to use DDR400 SDRAM which requires higher voltage on this motherboard, you
may have to adjust the jumper to pin1-2 for a higher voltage supply up to 2.7V.
The “CASE OPEN” header provides chassis intrusion-monitoring function. To make this
function works, you have to enable it in the system BIOS, connect this header to a senso
r
somewhere on the chassis. So, whenever the sensor is triggered by lights or by the opening o
f
the chassis, the system will beep to inform you. Please be informed that this useful function
only applies to advanced chassis, you may purchase an extra sensor, attach it on your chassis,
and make a good use of this function.
If the housing has been designed with an audio port on the front panel, you’ll be able to
connect onboard audio to front panel through this connector. By the way, please remove the
j
umper cap from the Front
A
udio Connector before you connect the cable. Do not remove this
yellow jumper cap if your housing doesn’t have an audio port on the front panel.
13. Front Panel Connector
11. Front Audio Connector
Pin 1
1
Sensor
GND
Intrusion Senso
r
JP29
Memory Voltage Jumper
Default
2.7V
11
SPWR
GND
ACPI LED-
GND
ACPILED
NC
ACPI_B
GND
RESET
GND
NC
NC
+5
V
IDE LED
IDE LED
+5
V
+5
V
GND
NC
SPEAKE
R
Speaker
IDE LED
SPWR
A
CPI & PWR
LED
Reset
A
CPI LED (BLUE)
Pin 1
1
AUD_GND
AUD_VCC
AUD_RET_R
KEY
AUD_RET_L
AUD_MIC
AUD_MIC_BIAS
AUD_FPOUT_R
NC
AUD_FPOUT_L
After you finish jumper settings and connect correct cables, power on and
enter the BIOS Setup. Press <Del> during POST (Power On Self Test).
Choose "Load Setup Defaults" for recommended optimal performance.
14. Power-on and Load BIOS Setup
15. AOpen Bonus Pack CD
17. BIOS Upgrade
You may accomplish BIOS upgrade procedure with EzWinFlash by the following steps,
and it’s STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to close all the applications before you start the
upgrading.
1. Download the new version of BIOS package zip file from AOpen official web site.
(ex: http://www.aopen.com)
2. Unzip the download BIOS package (ex: WAX45H8XN102.ZIP) with WinZip
(http://www.winzip.com
) in Windows environment.
3. Save the unzipped files into a folder, for example, WAX45H8XN102.EXE &
WAX45H8XN102.BIN.
4. Double click on WAX45H8XN102.EXE, EzWinFlash will detect the model name and
BIOS version of your motherboard. If you had got the wrong BIOS, you will not be
allowed to proceed with the flash steps.
5. You may select preferred language in the main menu, then click [Start Flash] to star
t
the BIOS upgrade procedure.
6. EzWinFlash will complete all the process automatically, and a dialogue box will pop
up to ask you to restart Windows. You may click [YES] to reboot Windows.
7. Press <Del> at POST to enter BIOS setup, choose "Load Setup Defaults", then
“Save & Exit Setup”. Done!
It is strongly recommended NOT to turn off the power or run any application
during FLASH PROCESS.
16. Installing Onboard Sound Driver
You can use the autorun menu of Bonus CD. Choose the utility and driver and selec
t
model name. After selecting the model name, you can install its AGP, IDE, Audio, LAN
and USB2.0 drivers from this CD.
Del
Warning: Please avoid of using "Load
Turbo Defaults", unless you are sure
y
our system components (CPU, DRAM,
HDD, etc.) are good enough for turbo
settin
g
.
This motherboard comes with RealTek ALC650 AC97 CODEC. This audio drive
r
supports Windows 98SE and upper Windows OS; you can find the audio driver from the
Bonus Pack CD auto-run menu.
If you encounter any trouble while booting your system, follow the
procedures accordingly to resolve the problem.
Part Number and Serial Number
The Part Number and Serial number are printed on bar code label. You can find the ba
r
code label on the outside packing, or on component side of PCB. For example:
Model name and BIOS version
AX45H-8XN R1.02 Jan 01. 2003 AOpen Inc.
Award Plug and Play BIOS Extension v1.0A
Copyright © 2003, Award Software, Inc.
Model name and BIOS version can be found on upper left corner of first boot screen
(POST screen). For example:
AX45H-8XN is model name of motherboard; R1.02 is BIOS version
Make sure if the jumper settings for CPU and DRAMs are correct.
Clear CMOS.
Install the VGA card. Then connect your monitor and keyboard.
The problem was probably caused
by power supply or motherboard
failure. Please contact your reselle
r
or local distributor for repairing.
Perhaps your VGA card or monito
r
is defective.
No
Yes
No
Yes
It is very possible that your keyboard
is defective.
During system rebooting, press Del to enter BIOS Setup. Choose
“Load Setup Default".
The problem should be caused by the
IDE cables or HDD itself.
Re-install Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT.
Yes
Yes
Turn off the power and unplug the AC power cable, then remove all
of the addon cards and cables, including VGA, IDE, FDD, COM1,
COM2 and Printer.
Turn on the power, and check if
the power supply and CPU fan
work properly.
Start
Check if there is display.
Press Ctrl, and Alt key at the
same time, hold them and then
press Del to see if the
s
y
stem reboots.
Turn off the system and
re-connect the IDE cable.
Check if the system can
reboot successfully.
End
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No
P/N: 91.88110.201 is part number, S/N: 91949378KN73 is serial number.
Part No. Serial No.
Part No.
Serial No.
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p
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Online Manual: Please check the manual carefully and make sure the jumper
settings and installation procedure are correct. You can also find the manual and
EIG in AOpen Bonus Pack.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/manual/default.htm
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1
Test Report: We recommend you to choose board/card/device from the
compatibility test reports for assembling your PC. It may prevent
incompatibility problems.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/report/default.htm
2
2
FAQ: Here we list problems that users often encounter and FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions). You may be able to find a solution to your
problem.
http://club.aopen.com.tw/faq/
5
5
Download Software: Check out this table to get the latest updated
BIOS/utility and drivers. In most case, newer versions of drivers and BIOS
have solved earlier bugs or compatibility problems.
http://english.aopen.com.tw/tech/download/default.htm
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3
eForum: We welcome you to join AOpen eForum to discuss our products with
other users. Your problem probably had been discussed before or will be
answered by other power users here.
http://club.aopen.com.tw/forum/
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4
Contact Distributors/Resellers: We sell our products through resellers
and integrators. They should know your system configuration very well and
should be able to solve your problem efficiently and provide important
reference for you.
6
6
Contact Us: Please prepare detail system configuration and error symptom
before contacting us. The part number, serial number and BIOS version
are also very helpful.
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